"The alignment of task forces and operational centers under one commander will provide USSPACECOM a command-and-control structure that enables rapid action to deliver agile and responsive space effects in support of integrated deterrence," said SPACECOM head Gen. Jim Dickinson.
The Issue Russian officials have recently raised the possibility that Moscow might view commercial satellites that are providing support to Ukraine as legitimate targets for retaliatory strikes. Konstantin Vorontsov, deputy head of Russia’s delegation at a U.N. arms control panel, has said that the use of Western satellites to help Ukrainian forces on the battlefield is “an extremely dangerous trend” and that “quasi-civilian infrastructure may be a legitimate target for a retaliatory strike.”
Planning for programs and policies that can be implemented whenstrategic warning signs make it apparent that the unthinkable isabout to happen will require (1) restructuring the Unified CommandPlan, (2) creating a National Security/Homeland SecurityUniversity, and (3) forming an Office of Domestic Mobilizationwithin the Department of Homeland Security.
U.S. European Command should be designated lead combatant command for the Arctic to better facilitate coordination and cooperation between combatant commands and with key U.S. allies. Web Summary: